Yours Australia — Issue 97 2017

“After I fought in the Vietnam War,
Denise and I spent a lot of time down
at our shack in Little Garie. I inherited
it from my parents Phill and Glad. It was
wonderful to be back in that place again

• it was healing. We even went there on
  the night of our honeymoon, despite the
  pouring rain. I’m still convinced Denise
  only married me because I had the shack!
  “We’re sugar cane farmers, so we have
  six months of flat-out work and then
  the other six months are for growing,
  so we decided to spend the quiet half of
  the year at the shack. There’s something
  so special about Little Garie Beach –
  it’s somewhere you can really unwind.

“There’s no elect we’re

self-sufficient. We just go out on the

verandah for a chat and a drink with

the neighbours, so there’s no need to

sit in front of the TV.

“We love to read, swim, fish and walk

on the beach. It’s so marvellous to have

the grandkids with us as they do the

same things we used to do. We value

the serenity and natural beauty of the

place – the waves, the sunrises and the

friendships. The sense of community

down here is just unbelievable. All those

years ago most of us were here doing the

same thing with our grandparents, and

now we’re carrying on that tradition.” •

Shack Lifeby

Ingeborg van

Teeseling, with

photographs by

Cooper Brady an

Dean Saffron, RR

$59.99, NewSout

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Denise and Tim with original owner

Jean Makinson, who built the shack

with her husband Jack in 1939

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